Tasseling - After growing for about a month and a half vegetative, the popcorn starts shooting out tassels (the big white tops you see on corn each summer). For a comparison- one acre is about the size of a football field. Sprouting - After being in the soil for 5-7 days the baby popcorn plants start to poke their heads out! We plant popcorn at a rate of 27,000 plants per acre. This insures that the soils are warm enough for germination and we have the best shot at a healthy start. Typically, field corn planting happens in early to mid-May, but popcorn planting happens slightly later- in mid to late-May. We till the soil to help control weeds and place the little popcorn seeds about 1.5 inches deep in Missouri’s fertile prairie soils. Spring - The birds are chirping, the sun is out, and the soil has warmed up.
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